Falls among stroke survivors: An online survey on perceptions and approaches among physiotherapists in Flanders

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 818-824

  Baetens, T ^a   Peersman, W ^a   Cambier, D ^a  

^a Campus Heymans UZ 1B3 ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Falls; Physiotherapy; Stroke; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STROKE; THREAT; TINETTI TEST; DISABILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERNET; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 70349763131     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802355015     Document Type: Article

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